Skjaldarvik Guest House

I avoid shared bathroom as much as I can for obvious reasons. However, I was curious why this place had such high reviews. Putting my penchant for private bathrooms aside, I decided to book this place. And I must say, it is one of our favorite places that we have stayed. First, our room was nice and clean. We never had trouble using the bathroom. There are 2 in our wing. But you can go to other wings that have bathrooms too. Why the 5 star? I think their breakfast is pretty good. We came a little too early and missed the breakfast pizza. I was a little bummed that we missed dinner here because the reviews for the food was quite good. There is a small playground on the premise. Is it better than nothing. They have horses on the premise. You can book horseback riding. I found the price to be slightly expensive as it is 11,900 isk but similar trips in Hella was 9,500 isk. However, you get 10% off as guests. Moreover, you can use the hot tub if you book horseback riding. This goes back to my final point of why this is one of our favorite hotels. The hot tub! We used the hot tub with our kid and saw an amazing view of the water and mountains. It was super relaxing and saved me a small fortune because otherwise we would have tried to go to forest lagoon. So if you stay here, you must eat their food and get into the tub. And maybe hang out with the horses.

We did not stay or eat here, so we can't comment on the rest of the property, although it seemed well maintained and all the staff were exceptionally friendly. Horseback riding was amazing! Our two guides were so thoughtful and did an excellent job engaging our group (including two teenagers) in conversation throughout the ride. We had a beautiful day and the views of the fjord and mountains were outstanding. We highly recommend!

Wonderful stayed. Enjoyed outdoor warm spring water bath.